The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award a contract with Thales Underwater Systems (TUS)  for the non-recurring engineering required to qualify a U.S. supplier for the cable used on the Reel and Cable (R&C) Weapon Replaceable Assembly (WRA) on the Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) system. Conformance of the U.S. based product shall be to all requirements of the current cable without requiring changes to the top level part number, repair documentation, maintenance documentation, installation documentation, or operational documentation. In addition NAVAIR intends to procure the technical data package for the wet end and dry end piece parts of the R&C. As the original manufacturer and developer of the ALFS R&C WRA, TUS is the only known source with the technical data, knowledge and technical experience necessary to perform this effort within the time frame required to meet the Governments needs. See Note 22.

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